Consensus on the criteria needed for creating a rare-disease patient registry. A Delphi study

Patient registries (PRs) are important tools for public-health surveillance and rare-disease research. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important criteria for the creation of a rare-disease PR that could be used by public-health authorities to develop health policies. A consensus-de...

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Autores: Cavero-Carbonell C, Gras-Colomer E, Guaita-Calatrava R, López-Briones C, Amorós R, Abaitua I, Posada M, Zurriaga O
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Repositorio:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
OAI Identifier:oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p1563
Acceso en línea:https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/1563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Delphi technique
expert opinion
rare diseases
registry
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Sumario:Patient registries (PRs) are important tools for public-health surveillance and rare-disease research. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important criteria for the creation of a rare-disease PR that could be used by public-health authorities to develop health policies. A consensus-development Delphi study was used, with participants selected for their expertize in rare diseases and registries. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on the most important criteria for creating PRs. Three rounds were performed. Agreement was reached on half the questions in the first round and on 89% of questions in the final round, with a total expert participation rate of around 60% by the final stage. This study made it possible to reach a broader consensus starting from experts' initial assessment of the features that should be considered for the creation of a rare-disease PR. The consensus method used made it possible to define the characteristics of a PR based on expert opinion within a rare-disease framework. This study may serve as a guide for helping other researchers plan and build a rare-disease PR.